April 12, 2011

Women's Golf Moves Up to Seventh Place after Two Rounds of the A-Sun Championship

DeLAND, Fla. – The Belmont women's golf team moved up into a tie for seventh place after two rounds of the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship held this week at Victoria Hills Country Club in DeLand, Florida.

In Tuesday's second round, Belmont posted a team score of 315 for the second straight day to move up into a tie for seventh place with Jacksonville at 630.  Campbell is the tournament leader at 600.

Two Bruins are among the top-30.  Senior Laura Dyson had posted another solid score.  The Fairview, Texas native shot a five-over par 77 on Tuesday to finish in a tie for 24th place with a 36-hole score of 156.  Junior Kelly Maguigan carded a 78 in the second round to finish the day in a tie for 28th at 158.  Other Belmont scores from the day include: Jennifer Newman (T-31st, 80-80=160), Megan Murphy (T-36th, 82-80=162), and Janet Steen (77-89=165).  The individual leader is Alex Buelow of Stetson at 145.

The third and final round of the championship will begin Wednesday morning at 7:00am CT. 

For more information on the championship, go to www.atlanticsun.org.